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Shashi Jain

Investor

Venture Partner at Portland Seed Fund

Portland, Oregon, United States

About

Shashi Jain blends former Intel IoT/AI innovation leadership with founder-run Portland 3D Printing Lab (1,800+ members) and frameworks KPI Compass and Decision Quality Canvas, advocating never ask permission to innovate.

Invests in

Climate TechConsumerHealthtechSaaSSector Agnostic

Experience

  1. Portland Seed FundVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentPortland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  2. Portland Seed FundPrincipal2023 — 2024Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  3. Evergreen Aviation & Space MuseumBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. Evergreen Aviation & Space MuseumInterim Executive Director2024McMinnville, OR
  5. Evergreen Aviation & Space MuseumBoard Member2021 — 2024McMinnville, Oregon, United States
  6. Exaptic Labs LLCFoundercurrent2023 — presentPortland, OR
  7. TiETiE Young Entrepreneurs Global Education Director2016 — 2025Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  8. TIE OREGON FOUNDATIONBoard Member2020 — 2024Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  9. MakerForceCo-Founder and President2020 — 2024Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  10. Innovation LeaderEditorial Advisory Board Member2019 — 2023
  11. Intel CorporationSenior Innovation Manager2022Portland, Oregon, United States
  12. Intel CorporationSenior Innovation Manager2021 — 2022Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  13. Intel CorporationSenior Innovation Manager2019 — 2021Hillsboro, OR
  14. Intel CorporationEntrepreneur In Residence2020San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Intel CorporationInnovation Manager2014 — 2019Hillsboro, OR
  16. MatterCompilersFounder2013 — 2020Portland, Oregon Area
  17. MatterCompilersProfessional Speaker, All things IoT and 3D Printing2014 — 2019
  18. Pacific Northwest College of ArtAffiliate Professor & Research Fellow in 3D Printing - Make+Think+Code2017 — 2019Portland, Oregon Area
  19. DongleKongFounder2013 — 2017Portland, OR
  20. TiEProgram Director - TiE Angels Oregon2012 — 2014Portland, OR
  21. TiEProgram Manager2011 — 2012Portland, Oregon Area
  22. Practical 3D PrintingCo-Author2013 — 2014
  23. UP GlobalCorporate Accounts Manager2014Portland, Oregon Area
  24. Grepic Inc.Founder2011 — 2013Portland, Oregon Area
  25. Intel CorporationProduct Manager1998 — 2012Hillsboro, OR
  26. Intel CorporationSenior Applications Engineer2010 — 2012
  27. Intel CorporationSenior Technical Marketing Engineer - Consumer PC Group2006 — 2010
  28. Intel CorporationSenior Technical Marketing Engineer - Server Platform Technical Marketing2001 — 2006
  29. Intel CorporationFirmware Engineer - Personal Appliance and Wireless Services1999 — 2001
  30. Intel CorporationRotation Engineer - Small Networking Operations1999
  31. Intel CorporationRotation Engineer - Intel Labs, Internet Tablet1999
  32. Intel CorporationRotation Engineer - SST System BIOS1998 — 1999
  33. Kushka Cosmetics, LLC.Director of Marketing2003 — 2011
  34. Cadence Design SystemsIntern (Alta Group)1993 — 1995
  35. Systems & NetworksIntern1993 — 1994
  36. BiocoreIntern1990 — 1993

Skills & more

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)2Business Planning2New Business DevelopmentDirector levelOperations ManagementDigital StrategyVenture Capital1Corporate Development1Open Innovation1Staff Mentoring1Customer Service1IT Infrastructure Management
+12 moreInformation Technology InfrastructureResearch SkillsIncubators3D ModelingEngineeringSupply Chain ManagementCharitiesFundraisingGenerative AIFirmwareWordPressEmbedded Systems

Languages Hindi

  • NASA Open Science — NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • The Better To-Do List: Interstitial Journaling — LinkedIn
  • Intel Harvard Leadership Challenge — Harvard Business Impact Enterprise
  • Innovation Coach — Intel

From Shashi's professional profile.

Colleagues at Portland Seed Fund

Angela Jackson
Managing Director at Portland Seed Fund
Jenn Lynch
Managing Director at Portland Seed Fund
Steve Eichenlau
Managing Director at Portland Seed Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shashi Jain?
Shashi Jain blends former Intel IoT/AI innovation leadership with founder-run Portland 3D Printing Lab (1,800+ members) and frameworks KPI Compass and Decision Quality Canvas, advocating never ask permission to innovate.
Where does Shashi Jain work?
Shashi Jain is Venture Partner at Portland Seed Fund.
What does Shashi Jain invest in?
Shashi Jain invests in Climate Tech, Consumer, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where did Shashi Jain go to school?
Shashi Jain studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering); Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (Masters, Business Administration); The University of Kansas (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering).

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Also attended The University of Kansas91

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Shared employers

Also worked at Intel Corporation419

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Also worked at Pacific Northwest College of Art1

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